The old adage in boxing is styles make the fight. A more perfect description of couldn’t be found to color No. 6 Kentucky’s tough, 73-70 loss to No. 10 Louisville in the KFC Yum! Center. In basketball terms, the Cats wanted to run, but Louisville was able to slow Kentucky down just enough, impose will with it’s tough half court defense and relentless high pick-and-roll attacking offense, and edge the Cats in an absolute slug-fest.
Louisville’s Quentin Snider led all scorers with 22 points on 10 or 19 shooting from the floor. Snider played incredibly, hitting from behind the arc, off the dribble, and tough contested shots in the lane.